Simple really. A version of php with support for MySQL and other DB''s. I spent (wasted?) 2-3 hours recompiling php/etc, the whole reason I spent money on RedHat SecureServer 2.0 was to avoid compiling and other related hassles. Apart from that it''s a pretty nice product. -seifried
Hrm. So far I don''t like this product. Might be the first time I''ve ever had to return something to redhat. PHP3 and mod_perl are both borked? I wish redhat would just sell a license for mod_ssl, so we could compile whatever we want into the server. This DSO crap is for the birds. Hallow hallow@webmages.com
On Mon, 11 Jan 1999, Kurt Seifried wrote:> Simple really. A version of php with support for MySQL and other DB''s. > I spent (wasted?) 2-3 hours recompiling php/etc, the whole reason I > spent money on RedHat SecureServer 2.0 was to avoid compiling > and other related hassles. Apart from that it''s a pretty nice product.Well there is a problem with your request. Many of the DBs need to link dynamically to PHP in order to function. Now, if we compile PHP against all these cool databases like MySQL, Oracle, Sybase, and others, what happens to those who have systems on which those databases/libraries aren''t present? PHP doesn''t run at all, that''s what. I know it is somewhat of a pain to recompile PHP, but unless you can offer an alternative solution to the current scenario, I''m afraid there is not much we can do. We need to make sure things work for the "lowest common denominator." --- -Preston Brown Red Hat Software, Inc. pbrown@redhat.com
On Mon, 11 Jan 1999 hallow@webmages.com wrote:> Hrm. So far I don''t like this product. Might be the first time > I''ve ever had to return something to redhat. PHP3 and mod_perl > are both borked? I wish redhat would just sell a license for > mod_ssl, so we could compile whatever we want into the server. > This DSO crap is for the birds.Now wait a minute please. Yes, the mod_perl upgrade is broken. We have been working hard to fix it, and there is a public version of 1.17 available, which you have found. We still haven''t verified that you have the correct settings (i.e. correct version of perl) to be using it yet. How can you simply dismiss it like that? Also, PHP works fine. Please don''t get the wrong impression. selling a mod_ssl stand alone module would be a support nightmare, and additionally it would not follow our licensing agreement with RSA. The limitations of the product (i.e. source code availability to the cryptographic stuff and the ability to only run modules via the DSO mechanism) are explained in the product literature. --- -Preston Brown Red Hat Software, Inc. pbrown@redhat.com